Costus barbatus

How to grow Costus barbatus growing and care:

Warm climate all year

What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative reproduction

Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
In order to get the same as the mother plant yes

Difficulties or problems when growing:
?

Planting season:
Spring, summer, autumn

Pests and diseases:
Slugs

Pruning season:
All year

How to prune:
Dead leaves and stems

Size of the plant?
1-2.5 m, 40-100 inches

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing

Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade / Full shape

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
Yes

Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes

Blooming information

Bloom season:
Can bloom most of the year mostly in summer to autumn

General information about the flower:
Fragrant flower the color yellow flowers grow inside bracts, bracts color red and the shape is hive shape.

Scientific name:

Costus barbatus

Categories of growing

Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting, Summer planting

Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants, Part shade Plants, Shade Plants

Climates that the plant can grow: Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Tropics Climate

Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants, Fast growing plants

Plant life-form: Evergreen, Herbaceous, Perennial plant

Plant Uses: Colored leaves, Fragrance, Ornamental plants

Requirements for watering the plant: Big amount of water, Regularly water

Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 11, Hardiness zone 12, Hardiness zone 13

Ornamental parts: Ornamental flower, Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant

Leaf color: White leaves

Blooming season: Autumn flowers, Spring flowers, Summer flowers

Flower colors: Red flower, Yellow flower

Harvest Season:

Edible Parts:

Culinary uses: